Battle of Mombasa: Difference between revisions
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|conflict=;[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=;[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Battle for Earth]] | *[[Battle for Earth]] | ||
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] | |date=[[2552#October|October 20-21, 2552]] | ||
|place=[[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], [[East African Protectorate]] | |place=[[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], [[East African Protectorate]] | ||
|result='''[[Covenant]] victory''' | |result='''[[Covenant]] victory''' | ||
*Covenant occupation and destruction of Mombasa. | *Covenant occupation and destruction of Mombasa via [[glassing]]. | ||
*Rediscovery of [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]]. | **Rediscovery of [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]]. | ||
*[[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]]<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2997288_Is-there-an-actual-name-for-Vergil.aspx#post2997288 ''Halo Waypoint'' - Is there an actual name for Vergil?]</ref> defects and gives knowledge to the UNSC. | *[[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]]<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2997288_Is-there-an-actual-name-for-Vergil.aspx#post2997288 ''Halo Waypoint'' - Is there an actual name for Vergil?]</ref> defects and gives knowledge to the UNSC. | ||
*Prophet of Regret's fleet destroyed, he retreats to [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], where he is later [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|killed]] by [[John-117]]. | *Prophet of Regret's fleet nearly destroyed, he retreats to [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], where he is later [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|killed]] by [[John-117]]. | ||
|side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
**{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]] | **{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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**[[7th Shock Troops Battalion|7th ODST Battalion]] | **[[7th Shock Troops Battalion|7th ODST Battalion]] | ||
*[[Second Platoon (UNSC Marine Corps)|Second Platoon]] | *[[Second Platoon (UNSC Marine Corps)|Second Platoon]] | ||
|forces2=* | |forces2= | ||
* | *[[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] | ||
**[[Solemn Penance|1]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} | |||
* | **Remaining {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s | ||
***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' | |||
**Numerous [[Type-26 Banshee]]s | *[[Truth's fleet]] {{C|late in battle}} | ||
**At least 3 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s | |||
**Several {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s | |||
*Multiple [[Type-47B Scarab]]s | |||
*At least 2 [[Type-47A Scarab]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-52 Phantom]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-28 Spirit]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-48 Weevil]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-26 Banshee]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-26 Wraith]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-32 Ghost]]s | |||
*Numerous [[Type-29 Shadow]]s | |||
*[[Unggoy]] | |||
*[[Kig-Yar]] | |||
*[[Sangheili]] | |||
*[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
*[[Yanme'e]] | |||
*[[Jiralhanae]] | |||
*[[Huragok]] | |||
|casual1=*Unidentified Colonel | |casual1=*Unidentified Colonel | ||
*Majority of NMPD forces killed. | *Majority of NMPD forces killed. | ||
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*Heavy civilian casualties<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', game intro</ref> | *Heavy civilian casualties<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', game intro</ref> | ||
|casual2=*Heavy infantry casualties<br /> | |casual2=*Heavy infantry casualties<br /> | ||
*( | **Many Scarabs | ||
*(1) [[Type-47B Scarab]] | ***(2+) [[Type-47A Scarab]]s | ||
***(1+) [[Type-47B Scarab]] | |||
*All remaining Sangheili killed by Jiralhanae under Truth's orders | *All remaining Sangheili killed by Jiralhanae under Truth's orders | ||
}} | }} | ||
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====The Conduit==== | ====The Conduit==== | ||
{{Main|Operation: WINDOW PANE}} | {{Main|Operation: WINDOW PANE}} | ||
As the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s force pressed towards New Mombasa, the Covenant brought the [[Conduit]]—a Forerunner device capable of opening [[slipspace portal]]s—to New Mombasa.<ref name="opa">''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'', [[Operation A: Orphic Spear]]</ref> A [[Type- | As the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s force pressed towards New Mombasa, the Covenant brought the [[Conduit]]—a Forerunner device capable of opening [[slipspace portal]]s—to New Mombasa.<ref name="opa">''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'', [[Operation A: Orphic Spear]]</ref> A [[Type-28 Spirit|Spirit]] [[dropship]] carrying a [[data pad]] with information pertaining to the Conduit was shot down by [[UNSC]] forces.<ref name="ss1">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 1: New Mombasa Nightmare|New Mombasa Nightmare]]</ref> When the data pad's relevance to the Conduit was realized by the UNSC, a [[squad]] of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers was [[Operation: WINDOW PANE|sent to recover it.]]{{Ref/Reuse|opa}} Covenant forces awaiting extraction at the crashed Spirit were attacked by the ODST squad and the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] carrying the data pad was killed. With the data pad, the UNSC used the information gained to pinpoint the location of the Conduit in the city.<ref name="ss2">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 2: On Top of the World|On Top of the World]]</ref> The ODST squad was directed to a Sangheili task force carrying the Conduit. After a brief engagement, the ODSTs managed to procure the Conduit from the Covenant and the device was delivered to a nearby UNSC convoy.<ref name="ss3">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 3: Conduit|Conduit]]</ref> | ||
The Covenant responded by assaulting the convoy with waves of infantry. Though the ODST squad and several Marines attempted to defend the convoy from attacking Covenant forces, a Sangheili Field Master dropped down from his Spirit into the [[M313 Elephant|Elephant]] carrying the Conduit, retrieved the device, and escaped the engagement aboard the dropship. The ODSTs gave chase and,<ref name="ss4">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 4: Reversal of Fortune|Reversal of Fortune]]</ref> eventually, the Spirit was shot down. The squad located the dropship's crash site and attacked its surviving occupants. When the Field Master and his [[Kig-Yar]] bodyguards were eventually eliminated, the Conduit was reclaimed by the UNSC.<ref name="ss5">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 5: Wounded Quarry|Wounded Quarry]]</ref> The ODSTs took the Conduit aboard a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] and were ordered to leave the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ss6}} | The Covenant responded by assaulting the convoy with waves of infantry. Though the ODST squad and several Marines attempted to defend the convoy from attacking Covenant forces, a Sangheili Field Master dropped down from his Spirit into the [[M313 Elephant|Elephant]] carrying the Conduit, retrieved the device, and escaped the engagement aboard the dropship. The ODSTs gave chase and,<ref name="ss4">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 4: Reversal of Fortune|Reversal of Fortune]]</ref> eventually, the Spirit was shot down. The squad located the dropship's crash site and attacked its surviving occupants. When the Field Master and his [[Kig-Yar]] bodyguards were eventually eliminated, the Conduit was reclaimed by the UNSC.<ref name="ss5">''Halo: Spartan Strike'', campaign level, [[Mission 5: Wounded Quarry|Wounded Quarry]]</ref> The ODSTs took the Conduit aboard a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] and were ordered to leave the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ss6}} | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|250px| | [[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant fleet uncovering the Portal.]] | ||
===New Mombasa and Earth=== | ===New Mombasa and Earth=== | ||
Immediately after the occupation, more and more Covenant ships started arriving at Earth. They started uncovering the Forerunner structure which would later be revealed to be [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} | Immediately after the occupation, more and more Covenant ships started arriving at Earth. They started uncovering the Forerunner structure which would later be revealed to be [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} | ||
